The latest threads clearly reveal that the vast majority of masters swimmers wish breaststroke did not exist (except Peter, Allen, Aquafeisty, and a possiblely experimenting SCY freestyler). So why does everyone hate breaststroke? :mad:
I'll go first. I hated it when I was young because it was too slow, I never learned how to do it right, and I never learned the wave action because it didn't exist when I was young. I can't seem do get the timing right now. And I have no excuse. Unlike my shoulder, my knees are fully intact. Not sure I have the gumption or time to put in 100,000 yards for a complete overhaul on a stroke I don't swim in meets. But I'd like to be able to fake it in IMs ...
I think it's just that breaststroke-haters tend to be very vocal. *** is my best stroke, but whenever we do it, all of the fast people who aren't breaststrokers moan and complain. Sometimes I make fun of them when we switch to freestyle again, saying, "Oh freestyle, oh no! I can't believe we have to swim freestyle." Maybe all the breaststrokers are just quietly waiting in the shadows while the outspoken other-strokers complain ...
I think it's just that breaststroke-haters tend to be very vocal. *** is my best stroke, but whenever we do it, all of the fast people who aren't breaststrokers moan and complain. Sometimes I make fun of them when we switch to freestyle again, saying, "Oh freestyle, oh no! I can't believe we have to swim freestyle." Maybe all the breaststrokers are just quietly waiting in the shadows while the outspoken other-strokers complain ...
